Alain Affangla

• UFR Santé Université de Thiès Sénégal. Hopital Saint Jean de Dieu.

Background : The aims of this study were to assess the frequency of lower extremity arterial occlusive disease in HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy by measuring the ankle-brachial index (ABI) and to examine the links between the HIV condition, antiretroviral therapy administration, and associated cardiovascular risk factors. Methods :...

Intensive and prolonged practice of sport can lead to cardiovascular and electrocardiographic changes. The purpose of this study was to describe the electrocardiographic changes in some young black Senegalese players practicing competitive basketball. We conducted a prospective descriptive analysis of surface electrocardiogram (ECG) findings relate...

Background: First described in 1908, TAK has now been recognized as a non-specific inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, predominantly affecting young females. Sometimes, it progresses into relatively rare and potentially fatal scenarios such heart failure. Case Presentation: Here, we present the case of a 50-year sub-saharan female suffering f...

Poorly tolerated cardiac rhythm disorders in the newborn are a real emergency requiring early and adequate management. We here report the case of 15-day old newborn with atrial tachycardia associated with acute heart failure requiring electrical cardioversion. © Désiré Alain Affangla et al.

p>Pulmonary Artery Sling (PAS) is a rare congenital heart disease due to abnormal origin of Left Pulmonary Artery (LPA) from the Right Pulmonary Artery (RPA), then encircling the distal part of the trachea. The treatment is a surgical repair consisting of reimplantation of the LPA on the main pulmonary artery over cardiopulmonary bypass. The author...

Les tachycardies à QRS large mal tolérées du nourrisson posent le problème de leur diagnostic et de la prise en charge en urgence. Nous rapportons un cas de tachycardie à QRS large chez un nourrisson de 35 jours reçu pour détresse cardio-circulatoire. Le cœur était morphologiquement normal à l’échographie cardiaque Doppler. Un traitement par une do...

Introduction Le pied diabétique se définit comme l'ensemble des manifestations trophiques du pied survenant chez le diabétique par atteinte nerveuse, artérielle et ou infectieuse. Le pied diabétique est un problème majeur de santé publique à l’échelle mondiale avec un taux d'amputation de membres inférieurs très élevé. L’écho-doppler artériel des m...

Resumé La prise en charge des cardiopathies infantiles congénitales ou acquises dans les pays d’Afrique au sud du Sahara posent encore d’énormes difficultés de diagnostic et d’accès au traitement notamment chirurgical. Les objectifs de ce travail rétrospectif étaient de déterminer la prévalence des cardiopathies observées en milieu pédiatrique au C...

The management of congenital or acquired infantile heart diseases in sub-Saharan African countries still presents problems, particularly with diagnosis and access to surgical treatment. Our objectives were to describe the heart diseases observed in the paediatric setting of the Louga Regional Hospital (LRH) and report their short-term evolution. In...

L'agénésie de la valve pulmonaire est une cardiopathie congénitale rare (6/3000 cardiopathies congénitales). La tolérance clinique et le pronostic de la forme avec communication inter ventriculaire dépendent de la compression des voies respiratoires par l'artère pulmonaire dilatée. Nous rapportons un cas chez une sénégalaise de 24 ans.

Tuberculosis (TB) can present both in its pulmonary or extra-pulmonary forms. Cardiac tuberculoma previously described only after autopsy is continuously seen with the advent of more advanced imaging modalities.Case report: A 23-year-old male with a four month history of a progressively increasing left anterior thoracic wall mass of 5 cm in diamete...

Introduction : Pheochromocytomas are rare tumors arising from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla (pheochromocytoma) or extra-adrenal (paragangliomas) secreting catecholamines. The diagnosis is suggested by the classic triad «sweating palpitations headache» associated with hypertension. Our observation : We report the case of a pheochromocytoma...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the short-term benefit of a beta-blocker (atenolol) on clinical and echocardiographic parameters of patients presenting isolated or predominant mitral stenosis in sinus rhythm. It is a prospective study performed on 26 patients who have had a clinical and echocardiographic assessment before and 15 days after...